2020年1月16日 星期四

never, landscape, landscaping, never been better, as never before

Paul Klee 
Landscape at E (in Bavaria),
Landschaft bei E (im Bayern), 1921

E (在巴伐利亞)的景觀, 1921年


It may seem that both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, America's mortgage-insurance giants, are in financial trouble. On February 19th, Freddie Mac reported a sharp decline in its net income last year. The next day Fannie Mae also announced a big fall in earnings. But the fact still remains that both Fannie and Freddie have emerged from the financial crisis churning out more profits before tax than they ever have before http://econ.st/1CZnvti
FANNIE Mae and Freddie Mac may sound like a couple living in suburban America but they are in fact two of the country’s more unusual listed companies. With a...
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This finding potentially changes the landscape of cancer.

Breakthrough study shows bad luck is to blame for most cancers
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Quake Survivors Face a Landscape of Loss

Japanese Stocks Continue Steep Slide as never before
By ROBERT GUY MATTHEWS China's surging demand for steel this year is expected to dominate the landscape of the $500 billion steel industry as never before.

Quake Survivors Face a Landscape of Loss,  as never before


I love the food off those taco trucks that set up in LosAngels wherever there's a lot landscaping going on.


landscaping
Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including but not limited to:
  1. living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly referred to as Gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beautiful environment within the landscape.
  2. natural elements such as landforms, terrain shape and elevation, or bodies of water;
  3. human elements such as structuresbuildingsfences or other material objects created and/or installed by humans; and
  4. abstract elements such as the weather and lighting conditions.
Landscaping is both science and art, and requires good observation and design skills. A good landscaper understands the elements of nature and construction, and blends them accordingly.
景觀美化工作


landscape

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Pronunciation: /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/

Definition of landscape in English:

NOUN

1All the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal:the soft colours of the Northumbrian landscapebleak urban landscape

1.1picture representing an area of countryside:the collection includes some 17th-centurylandscapes[AS MODIFIER]: a landscape painter

1.2[MASS NOUN] The genre of landscape painting:he found he could not express himself in landscape

1.3The distinctive features of a sphere of activity:the event transformed the political landscape
[AS MODIFIER] Denoting a format of printed matter which is wider than it is high:
a landscape format sketchbookCompare with portrait (sense 2).

VERB

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Make (a garden or other area of ground) moreattractive by altering the existing designaddingornamental features, and planting trees and shrubs:the site has been tastefully landscaped(as adjective landscapedlandscaped gardens

Origin

late 16th century (denoting a picture of scenery): fromMiddle Dutch lantscap, from land 'land' + scap(equivalent of -ship).
[名]1 (陸の)風景, 景観.2 風景画;[U]風景画法.3 展望;状況;特質 the political landscape政治状況.4 地表, 地形.━━[動](他)((しばしば受身))〈...

[名]
1 (陸の)風景, 景観.
2 風景画;[U]風景画法.
3 展望;状況;特質
the political landscape
政治状況.
4 地表, 地形.
━━[動](他)((しばしば受身))〈土地を〉(植裁や整地によって)美化する, 造園する, の景観づくりをする.
━━(自)庭師[造園]をする.
[中オランダ語landscap (land土地+scap SHIP). ⇒SEASCAPE, CITYSCAPE
lánd・scàper
[名]((米))庭師;造園家.
lánd・scàpist
[名]風景画家.
landscape architect
造園学者[家], 景観[環境]設計者[家].
landscape architecture
[U]景観[環境]設計;造園術[学].
landscape gardener
造園技師;庭師.
landscape gardening
[U]庭造り, 庭園術, 造園法.lándscape gàrdener{include file='search_body_renew/ej/voice.tpl' fileName='22626...
landscaper
[名]((米))庭師;造園家.

landscape
(lănd'skāp') pronunciation
n.
  1. An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view: a desert landscape.
  2. A picture depicting an expanse of scenery.
  3. The branch of art dealing with the representation of natural scenery.
  4. The aspect of the land characteristic of a particular region: a bleak New England winter landscape.
  5. Grounds that have been landscaped: liked the house especially for its landscape.
  6. An extensive mental view; an interior prospect: "They occupy the whole landscape of my thought" (James Thurber).



never
Pronunciation: /ˈnɛvə/

Definition of never in English:

adverb

1At no time in the past or future; not ever:they had never been camping in their livesI will never ever forget it
Not at all: he never turned up
2.1[AS EXCLAMATION] British informal (Expressingsurprisesurely not:What, you, Annabel? Never!

Origin

Old English nǣfre, from ne 'not' + ǣfre 'ever'.

Phrases

never fear

1
see fear.
never mind
2
see mind.
never a one
3
Not one:there are no paintings, never a one
never say die
4
see die1.


well I never! (or well I never did!)

5
informal Expressing surprise or indignation:Well I never—that’s not like you!

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